St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-20
SULLIVAN AFTERMATH.
The Champions Broken Arm. and
Carififf,s Big Luck.


The Champions Broken Arm, and
Cardiff's Big Luck.
JohE L. Sullivan and his combination
left early yesterday morning for Fargo,
where they appeared last evening. The
champion was not in the best of humors,
the pain from his broken arm and the I'M
satisfactory outcome of the meeting with
Cardiff, as we'll as the general tone of the
press notices tending to eXasperate him.
Il don't know as blame people any for
grumoling because they didn't see a fight"
remarked Sheedy. ''They should be more
consderate, though. and reflect that it was
the result of an accident that could not be
1oreseeu. This talk about a hippodrome
1atgueS me, said he to morning newspaper
reporter at the meeting. eff John hadn't
broken his arm they would have found out
that it was no hippodrome. just as l said
from the stage. That arm has earned good
many thousands of dollars and is worth
good many more. / would rather have lost
every dollar we took in Tuesday night than
have it happened, even providing that it is as
good as new after two months. People don't
give Sullivan credit for the pluck he showed.
1t mighty few men who would stand up and
face hard hitter like Cardiff for five rounds
with broken arm. Ever have an arm
broken? No? Well, let me assure you t hat
it's no fun. OF course he can't do any work
the people look at him. When he gets out of
the sling he can throw his arm behind him
and give exhibitions with one hand like
La Blanche did when we were here before.
Will John meet Cardiff again? l can't tell.
Not for good many months to come.
When the people who had gone home
cursing the supposed hippodrome got up
yesterday morning and saw that the cham
plon had really broken his arm they con-
SdeTably modified their feelings The next
thought was,
''IF CARDIFF HAD ONLY KNOWN IT,
he might have been the only man to give
John L.Sullivan the walloping that the peo-
pie have wanted to see him get. If Cardiff
had known this he might not have been so
well off physically as he is. Sullivan Ell
deavored after the accident to get him to
lead with his left. Had he done this he
might have thrown himself open and re-
ceived knockout from Sullivan's right.
He followed out the instructions of his
trainer, John Donaldson, and waited for
Sullivan to lead, only rushing when he saw
good openings and being careful to get
away. AS it is, he gets credit for
fighting Sullivan when he supposed the lat
ter had two good hands to use. There is no
doubt that he considered himself extremely
lucky. He not only helped his reputation
h.
his share of the gate receipts must certainly
be 50, 500. Five thousand tickets at 50
each and 5000 at 81 each amount to S13,-
600, and he got 25 per cent. after expenses
were paid. In addition he received a $500
diamond pin from John Orth. Jr., and a
suit of clothes from Koran. the tailor that
were offered him on the contingent that he
stood the six rounds which he did easily
enough. He takes his good fortune coolly
and, despite the anticipationS of some, there
will be no need Of charging the city limits
in order that he may continue his residence
in Minneapolis. AS before the meeting he
now says he does not expect to best Sulli-
van, but is willing to try six rounds again
Oh the same conditions. AS to Killen,
there is little probability that Cardiff will
meet him.
He wont look at Killen now,' said Dom
aidson last night. After the way Killen has
done himself up at st. Paul with Bradburn
and with Sullivan at Minneapolis it would
take big inducements TO get Cardiff to meet
him."
SHEEDY'S FINESSE
as a. ger is shown by the way in which
he prevented an even division of the re-
ceipts which draw would naturally re-
ceive. Donaldson insisted that Cardiff
should be declared the winner. Sheedy
WAS NIlIlDS 10 CONSENT 10 draw.
1.-The you must give Cardiff so per cent. of
the receipts" stipulated Donaldson. 'Oh,
no you don't answered the willy Sheedy
''You get % per cent:-just what the agree
ment gave you. You demand so per cent.
and I'll charge so per cent. for managing the
affair."
1t was about as broad as it was long, and
Carditf's hacker accepted the horn of the
dilemma that was offered him. Sheedy
boasts that he never allows "these fighters
to get tile best Of him, and, Judging from
this circumstance, he speaks the truth.
KILLEN AND CARDIFF.
The following telegram was received yes
terday by the GLOBE from j. c. Murnane
of Duluth:
L saw in your paper to-day that P. F.
Sheedy offers TO back Cardiff against any man
i'll the world. will accept Sheedy's chal-
lenge. viii back killen against Cardiff for
$1,000 and the entire gate receipts to go to
winner. To show that l mean business
have deposited $500 in Jay w. Andersons
hands, a business man of Duluth, the fight
to take place five weeks from signing articles
in either of the four cities, Minneapolis, St.
Paul, Milwaukee or Duluth.
JOSEPH c. MuRNANE, for Killen.
They Gore Each Other.
To the Editor of the Globe.
l wish to ssy few words about the great
slugging fizze that took place in Minneapolis
Oh the evening of the 10Th inst. What fine
advertisement such an affair is for our city!
What an advance in civiHZatson, and what
pleasure we feel when we compare the mod
ern American dog fight with the ancient bull
light; what change we perceive in the So
clal condition of mankind, when we compare
the righteous Indignation of these eight or ten
thousand who were so highly indignant be-
cause two human beings did not tear aud
gore, pound and pummel each other until
those who paid their money to see fight had
witnessed murder; what Il change, l say
in the social condition of man when we com
pare all this with the savage glee of the
Romans on Witnessing the bull fight of the
savage ages gone by. Surely the ancient
Roman has great cause to envy modern
America and especially our large cities.
Minneapolis, Jan. 20. BATH.
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